Amazing week at Central Michigan University! I attended the DBI² Institute hosted by the Chippewa River Writing Project led by Jeffrey Wilhelm, @hickstro.bsky.social, & Jackie Miller. This group of thinking partners & friends rejuvenated my thinking in multiple ways. Thankful for the opportunity!

Our latest episode of #nwpradio features a discussion with @hickstro.bsky.social and @teachkht.bsky.social, authors of Teaching Writing in the Age of AI. They discuss the ethical and practical challenges of using #AI tools in writing instruction and strategies that nurture thinking. bit.ly/487RJCZ

Join @teachkht.bsky.social and me for a virtual presentation and consider how you might integrate AI in writing instruction. WEDNESDAY, JAN 28, 2026 7:00-8:30PM EST Please use this link to learn more and register: drewteach.org/workshops/ Questions? Please contact Kim Lanza: klanza@drew.edu

Reflecting on a semester of teaching my own students, collaborating with PK-12 colleagues in a sustained series of PD experiences, and co-facilitating a higher education faculty learning group (FLC), I offer reflections on the intentional integration of AI. hickstro.org/2026/01/17/a...

AI in Assignments, Assessments, and Authentic Student Engagement

Reflecting on a semester of teaching my own students, collaborating with PK-12 colleagues in a sustained series of PD experiences, and co-facilitating a higher education faculty learning group (FLC…

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How might we approach the task of mentoring our students with effective practices, as teachers of writing, in the age of AI? @theedcollab.bsky.social community.theeducatorcollaborative.com/beyond-ai-li...

Beyond AI Literacy Alone: Adopting Agentive Stances for Teaching Writing in the Age of AI - Blog | The Educator Collaborative Community

by The Educator Collaborative fellow, Troy Hicks Given the manner in which AI tools are advertised to teachers — with at least one company promoting it’s tools as a way to…

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To provide a new perspective on how we might introduce AI to our secondary students, my long-time co-author and colleague, @teachkht.bsky.social and I released Teaching Writing in the Age of AI: Strategies for Teachers of Secondary Students (Solution Tree). hickstro.org/2025/10/26/h...

How are you teaching writing in the age of AI?

Book cover for Teaching Writing in the Age of AI: Strategies for Teachers of Secondary Students by: Troy Hicks, Kristen Hawley Turner (Solution Tree) Though we are now many years into the “ne…

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📍SAVE THE DATE! Our Fall 2025 Gathering online K-12 Literacy Conference is Saturday, September 20. 🌟The opening keynote will be WONDROUS. Stay tuned!

As AI transforms our world, we need to stay true to what we know as teachers of writing. 9/18 join @teachkht.bsky.social + @hickstro.bsky.social in the #nwpstudio to explore the ways that AI can support developing writers within a framework of effective writing instruction. bit.ly/45VXMbM

With thanks to WCMU for inviting me to share my insights on media literacy, here is a recent story about the ways that satirical content can be misrepresented and how we must fight our tendencies to double down on mis/disinformation that aligns with our perspectives. radio.wcmu.org/local-region...

What a fake post about Saginaw Bay can teach us about media literacy

A satirical Facebook post that claimed Saginaw Bay had been renamed to “Bay Bay” went viral earlier this year, and not everyone got the joke. As misinformation, influencer news and AI-generated conten...

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Q4: Drop the handles of educators and leaders you love to learn from! #T2Tchat #EduSky

June 30, I look forward to presenting at #ISTELive with Lenovo Education's Delia DeCourcy, Senior Strategist of Worldwide Education Vertical IDG. My talk from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. in the Grand Hyatt, Lonestar D, will focus on "Teaching Writing with AI: Problems, Potentials, and Possible Futures."

Do you know about the MAPS planner? Inspired by the work of @dawnreed.bsky.social and @hickstro.bsky.social this planner supports students in thinking about the specific rhetorical situation for going public with their writing. Learn more at our resource hub Teach Write Now: bit.ly/4iensVw

We invite K-12 teachers to a unique, one-week professional development institute at CMU’s Biological Station located on Lake Michigan’s Beaver Island: August 3-8, 2025. Apply now! #writing #teaching #professionaldevelopment #nwp chippewariverwp.org/event/beaver...

Ohh, sounds amazing! Maybe you want to develop a version of the presentation into a blog post for @civicsoftech.bsky.social? (Full disclosure: I'm on the board of Civics of Technology.) We've published previous posts on the Luddites:

Should we be more like the Luddites? — Civics of Technology

In this week’s post, Dan Krutka was inspired by a couple pieces of Luddite-focused media that he came across this week to offer reflections on the Inquiry Design Model (IDM) lesson on the site that a...

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So many good books coming out that @civicsoftech.bsky.social might have to start making book club a monthly thing. Can’t wait to read this one.

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Some news many years in the making: My book EMPIRE OF AI, out May 20, is ready for pre-order at empireofai.com. It tells the inside story of OpenAI as a lens for understanding the moment we’re in: the tech elite's extraordinary seizure of power and its threat to democracy. 1/

Give One Get One: One tool teachers love is the MAPS Planner, which helps students think through their Message, Audience, Purpose, and Situation before they write (from Research Writing Rewired by @hickstro.bsky.social and Dawn Reed). What's yours? Share in the #nwpstudio! bit.ly/41PyGcJ

As a project leader in a Teaching with Primary Sources grant that was sponsored by NCTE and the Library of Congress, I am pleased to share my edited book, "Working with Primary Sources in the English Language Arts Classroom." For more info and the free ebook: ncte.org/working-with...

Working with Primary Sources in the English Language Arts Classroom

NCTE is engaged in work with the Library of Congress as part of the Teaching with Primary Sources Consortium.

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Part 2/2: This post discusses how AI can be integrated into K-12 education, specifically writing instruction, emphasizing how teaching students to write effective AI prompts and evaluate AI outputs for bias leads to improved literacy outcomes. community.theeducatorcollaborative.com/prompting-pr...

Prompting Progress: Teaching AI Literacy in the Classroom - Blog | The Educator Collaborative Community

By The Educator Collaborative Fellow Troy Hicks With a recent article from The Hill suggesting that “[e]xperts predict that 2025 will be the year artificial intelligence (AI) truly gets off…

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AI tools raise concerns about the impact on critical thinking and writing skills. However, educators are now finding ways to integrate AI into writing instruction. Read more in my blog post with the Educator Collaborative: community.theeducatorcollaborative.com/processes-pr...

Processes, Problems, and Possibilities: Where 2025 Finds us with AI in Writing Instruction - Blog | The Educator Collaborative Community

By The Educator Collaborative Fellow Troy Hicks As is often the case in school — and specifically when it comes to technology tools — many of us as educators have…

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As 2025 begins, I look forward to a few upcoming PD events that are open to educators in specific regions as well as one online event. Find out more information -- as well as links to registration -- through this blog post. hickstro.org/2025/01/05/e...

Explore AI and Literacy in My 2025 Workshops

As 2025 begins, I look forward to a few upcoming PD events that are open to educators in specific regions as well as one online event. Rutgers Center for Literacy Development on Feb 6 For those in …

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Looking forward to 2025 and upcoming PD event with the Rutgers Center for Literacy Development. Register for the February 6 event, "Teaching Digital Reading and Writing in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)," here: web.cvent.com/event/fdd178...

Grateful for collaboration with @teachkht.bsky.social and colleagues on "The Importance of Digital Media Literacy," openly available in: Christakis, D.A., Hale, L. (eds) Handbook of Children and Screens. Springer, Cham. doi.org/10.1007/978-... #digitalliteracy #medialiteracy #teaching

The Importance of Digital Media Literacy

In a world where technology constantly reshapes ways of learning, playing, working, interacting, and engaging in civic life, digital media literacy is critical. With increased device use, children and...

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For CMU doctoral student: Current K-12 educators: I am working through my Dissertation Project and am researching accessibility features. Please use this anonymous link for more information and to access the survey: tinyurl.com/2h366u8e Thank you for your time and responses! #AEM #UDL #accessibility

Students regularly share with me that it’s about the task, not about #AIinEDU. Evidence might come through the work of studentsforinnovation.org

For colleagues exploring #AIinEDU, a paraphrased comment from a workshop with teachers while referencing the MLA/CCCC "Student Guide to AI Literacy" (style.mla.org/student-guid...): "Few students would use AI in such a nuanced manner. They want to use it to cheat." Please help me refute this claim.

Student Guide to AI Literacy | MLA Style Center

While GenAI (generative artificial intelligence) tools appear to work instantaneously, almost like magic, they rely on immense amounts of data and computing functions. GenAI is the product of humans’ ...

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Hey Hey! Give these #EduSky peeps a follow! @hickstro.bsky.social @manningtechtalk.bsky.social @jchrispires.bsky.social @tmarkm.bsky.social @erik-mols.bsky.social @libraryguy22.bsky.social

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Everything old is new again. Or, maybe this really is new after all. Trying to figure out, 17.5 years later, what the buzz is all about with Bluesky. Looking forward to a new community here. #EduSky